Translation of "instinct" to German

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Dictionary translations for "instinct"

instinct ['ɪn(t)stɪŋkt] noun

pl. instincts

der Instinkt m (innate capacity)

Instinct is often a poor guide.

Instinkt ist oft ein schlechter Ratgeber.

instinct ['ɪn(t)stɪŋkt] adjective

- / -

belebt

Phrases with "instinct" (2)

herd instinct - Herdeninstinkt
killer instinct - Killerinstinkt

Contexts with "instinct"

Instinct is often a poor guide. Instinkt ist oft ein schlechter Ratgeber.

She's acting on instinct. Sie handelt instinktiv.

The instinct for survival is innate Der Überlebenswille ist angeboren.

That is to say, a language is something that we learn and are taught, not something that we know by instinct. Mit anderen Worten, Sprache ist etwas, das wir lernen und lehren, nicht etwas, das wir instinktiv wissen.

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